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Mirage in the West : a history of the French image of American society to 1815 / by Durand Echeverria ; foreword by Gilbert Chinard.
De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook Package Archive 1927-1999 Available online
De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook Package Archive 1927-1999- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Echeverria, Durand, author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 2427
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public opinion--France.
- United States--Civilization.
- United States--Relations--France.
- France--Relations--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1957.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "... a gracefully written, brief, but remarkably complete account of the varieties and vicissitudes of French opinion regarding the English colonies and, to 1815, the U.S.... a major contribution."-William and Mary QuarterlyOriginally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- I. The Philosophes Discover America
- II. Liberty, Virtue, Prosperity, and Enlightenment, 1776-1783
- III. Frenchmen in America, 1776-1783
- IV. The American Dream, 1784-1794
- V. The Disintegration of the Dream
- VI. The Consulate and the Empire, 1799-1815
- Bibliographical Note
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691649092
- 069164909X
- 9781400875078
- 1400875072
- OCLC:
- 966771238
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